YAWARA! a fashionable judo girl!

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Yawara! is a sports anime laced with comedic and romance elements. It starts off with Yawara Inokuma, a high school girl who is most interested in doing the things that your average Japanese high school girl does. However, she has been trained in Judo for years by her grandfather, Jigorou (A former Japan Judo Champion), who has much grander plans in store for her as a Judo superstar. He manipulates matters so that Yawara ends up having to perform in matches and tournaments. His final plan is for Yawara to "Win the Gold Medal in the Olympics and be awarded the Nation Medal of Honor".

Studio: MADHOUSE
Episodes: 124 listed
Runtime: about 25 minutes per episode
Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, Sports

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Yawara Inokuma

Yawara InokumaMain character

Yuuko Minaguchi

Yuuko MinaguchiJapanese voice

Kousaku Matsuda

Kousaku MatsudaMain character

Toshihiko Seki

Toshihiko SekiJapanese voice

Jigorou Inokuma

Jigorou InokumaMain character

Ichirou Nagai

Ichirou NagaiJapanese voice

Fujiko Itou

Fujiko ItouSupporting character

Chiyoko Kawashima

Chiyoko KawashimaJapanese voice

Sayaka Honami

Sayaka HonamiSupporting character

Yoshino Takamori

Yoshino TakamoriJapanese voice

Shinnosuke Kazamatsuri

Shinnosuke KazamatsuriSupporting character

Akira Kamiya

Akira KamiyaJapanese voice

Kaoru Hanazono

Kaoru HanazonoSupporting character

Masashi Sugawara

Masashi SugawaraJapanese voice

Jody Rockwell

Jody RockwellSupporting character

Miyuki Ichijou

Miyuki IchijouJapanese voice

Kyoko Hikage

Kyoko HikageSupporting character

Yumi Touma

Yumi ToumaJapanese voice

Anna Teleshikova

Anna TeleshikovaSupporting character

Yuuko Mizutani

Yuuko MizutaniJapanese voice

Kojiro Inokuma

Kojiro InokumaSupporting character

Masaaki Okabe

Masaaki OkabeJapanese voice

Mari Oda

Mari OdaSupporting character

Shouko Saitou

Shouko SaitouJapanese voice

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